Comments on: An Email Ban? Are You Kidding?

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By: Rusty Speidel

Rusty Speidel — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 20:13:43 +0000

As I have said a kabillion times to no one in particular, these tools are nothing more than that–tools. They enable you to do better (or worse) what you should already be doing. Talking, communicating, convincing, connecting–being human. It was almost better in the ancient times before 1984, when you had to really make an EFFORT to connect. But well done, these tools can really create some powerful moments. So use ‘em right!

I’d give up email in a heartbeat if everyone else would…

By: etal (Pei, et al.)

etal (Pei, et al.) — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 18:25:11 +0000

RT @disassociated: “Does a ban on internal email & IM improve face to face communication in the workplace? http://bit.ly/2RAdn“

By: disassociated (John Lampard)

disassociated (John Lampard) — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 18:22:51 +0000

Does a ban on internal email & IM improve face to face communication in the workplace? http://bit.ly/2RAdn

By: Email and IM Ban

Email and IM Ban — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 21:35:03 +0000

[...] June 11th, 2009 For MS, who tried this here at CP a while back but we were all well past the point of no return: a local PR firm has put in place a complete ban on all internal emails and IMs. [...]

By: Zofia Dripps

Zofia Dripps — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 19:30:56 +0000

Gini,
Good communication can never be replaced with even the best technology. I spent 10 years of my life helping to develop wireless technology and love all of the latest means to mass update hundreds of people at once, but your ban on email may be a bit extreme. I propose a modified version…at AT&T Wireless I instituted a mandate for my group that if you could not find the answer you wanted in 3 emails, it was mandatory that you pick up the phone. Imagine a telecommunications corporation avoiding the very device that moved us to the top of the industry. What we uncovered was very much what you shared; people developing professional working ‘relationships’ and reduced conflict. This is where your article is right on. Tone of voice is critical when conveying a sensitive remark.

My pet peeve now is emails from the person sitting in the office next door. Could we also use email bans to fight the obesity problem in the US? A two-for-one, better communications and healthier employees

By: Shandra Blackwell

Shandra Blackwell — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 17:06:14 +0000

Gini,

Absolutely fantastic that it is working so well for you. This has worked great for us in our inner-office communication area as well!

The best situation this has worked in for me is through my service on a national board for a non-profit. We are located throughout the country and were having problems with emails getting sent, no responses, back pedaling out of committed situations, etc. We put a ban on email and this actually prevented a halt to a 2.2 million dollar project.

It definitely can work outside of the office. Especially when you are serving in a volunteer capacity and have a lot coming your way.

By: Dave Moley

Dave Moley — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 12:26:45 +0000

This is a subject close to my heart, since I am an advocate of professional communication (including email) not so much TM. Plus, as parent, I enjoyed your article, because it sounds like “time-out”

Over the years, in this corporate world, I have compiled a list of commandments for all of my corporate communication.

1. Always write to the level of your audience
2. Do not say anything in email that would make you look bad, if someone else read it (i.e. no talking bad about another’s process)
3. No smiley faces, emoticons or cool trendy slang
4. Never engage in a back-and-forth circle argument. the second it comes back to you as a debate, cease the email thread, and call.
5. No attachments of living documents. (i.e. That Word doc you’ve been working on with multiple versions. Upload to a central document repository and send the link ) It is too easy for multiple versions to start floating around in inboxes, and someone start references the wrong version. If you always send out the same link, you will always be secure the correct version is out there. Also, it keeps email size down, better for mobile people
6. TextMessages should be avoided,

By: TellHetrick (Tell Hetrick)

TellHetrick (Tell Hetrick) — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 21:59:00 +0000

Could you go 10-days without e-mail? http://tinyurl.com/mrmleo

By: SettimiCreative (Christopher Settimi)

SettimiCreative (Christopher Settimi) — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 20:54:54 +0000

“What did we do without email? We had conversations!” How one agency banned internal emails http://tinyurl.com/mrmleo (via @KathrynforAD)